Daily Republican., 1887-07-05
attempted to draw him into the dark

II will not go IN the fool room," he
said rather harsbly, but quickly put
ting his withered arm around her neck
be softly added: ''kotbsr, you must
not ask me ter 70 in thar"
"Jes' one more time, fur feel like
the spirit O. yore father 10 thar"
de hesitated moment longer, then
suffered her to lead him into the room.
When they came out he was laughing.
"You shall have hundreds o. One
dresses when I make lawp," be said.
"You shnn't do no work, and we'll ride
In hne carriage"
He put his sound arm around her
neok, drew her to him and kissed ber.
''Yes, an veil be 80 happy then,
won't we, son?''
"Yessum, and we'll eat ple."
"Yes"
bread.
"Yss," she said.
"An' we'll give all the CON bread Tar
the hogs" he continued. "Oh, LEM me
tell you." he delightedly exclaimed,
agAio drawing her to him with his
sound Arm, "T'm goin' ter git you one
O. these here purity striped cresseS"
Yes, son.
can 1 won't have no patched britch-
es, eiIher."
"No."
"Rut will dress fne."
eyes"
When he had gone to sleep sbs zsth
cred him into her srms and let her
heart throb against him.
The next morning he got up lausb
Ing, and, wheu she stood In the door
watching him as be walked away, he
turned around and joyously waved his
hand at her He did not retarn until
late In the evening. She sprsng toward
Lin. He put out his withsred arm.
che gazsd at him o moment, and then
taking his hand, attempted to lead him
He drew back with . shudder.
II will NOS go into the fool ROOM" he
said. "You needn't beg me, mother.
/ swear that hope TO dio II ever 90
In there again."
my son, what is the matter with
you?"
II am no longer . fool, that's ali.
You shut my eyes that night, but they
nre open now"
"WhAt has opened them?"
"You shut thom."
'But who opened them?"
Without replying, he vent Into his
own room and shut the door. TIE next
day she attempted to follow him, but
he drove her back,
Shortly after he had gone neighhor,
an old woman, came over and asked II
Zanby were home.
"WhAt makes you Ask?"
"Didn't know, but he-wAll, the
truth 10. he 10 nearly dy!n' about her. -
"Who2" the old woman gasped.
"Miss Reynolds"
Zanby's mother sank down with Q
groan.
81 reckon you must have sesd her, u
the ueighbor continued. "Ever bod >
do low that she's the peartest and put.
tiest oreeter that ever come round here
They say that Zsnby Is nearly dead
about her. Pity, for she's dun engaged
ter jedRe. wy, Zsnby Amt seed k-l
but few times. an don't reckon 81 Z
ever seed him at all, to know him
Well, must run back"
ZAnby stood behind tree, gazing a
| q beautiful girl, dressed In white. Oh,
was gathering flowers. Z.nby slippet
from behind the tree and approached
her.
"There's that poor little crippl
again." she musec. He took off hi
hat.
"Good morning." sa,d the youni
lady.
In attempting to bow lie leaned owe
too far and fell.
"Poor little felloWl" she exclaimed
running to him. He acram bled to hi
feet and gazed at her.
"Do you love fowrrs?" she asked
not knowing what else 10 say.
II love one fower," he replied.
"Ouly one? Why, love them all
Which ono do you love?"
"You."
ooh, you must not talk that way, ,
sbe kindly replied. "You don't kno,
me we'll enough"
~ know you we'll enough to die fc
you"
"Thls Is serious" she unused, an
then, with laugh full OF music, said
"You must never think of dying TO
any one, but live
Il WILL" he broke in. III will liv
for You. 1 am not fool now"
"Oh, no, you are not fool"
81 ken never be q statesman"
She laughed. He bit his lips. I"
must CO." she said.
"Wais," he said.
"No, must CO."
He attempted to take her hand.
"Go away, you impudent little thing
Go away, and don's come back her
again."
The widow waited until midni2h,
and then, rs Zsnby had not come, sh
aroused the neishbors Esrly the mex
morning he was found, lying In tn
branch. His withered arm lay scros
his face. FrieDds assem- bled at tt
house, but the old woman and her sol
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